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		<title>Knott-Craig drops price bomb on rivals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alan Knott-Craig, installed as Cell C’s new CEO on 1 April, is wasting no time in taking the fight to the operator’s bigger rivals, MTN and Vodacom. Just days after cutting the cost of broadband as part of new promotional offers, Cell C has now slashed the cost of]]></description>
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		<title>MTN won&#8217;t be drawn into price war</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell C and Vodacom both slashed their prepaid rates on Wednesday, but MTN appears unwilling to be drawn into the unfolding price war, saying its rates are already the most affordable in the market, even compared to latest cuts from its competitors. Vodacom is offering]]></description>
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		<title>Apple working on Instagram equivalent?</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/apple-working-on-instagram-equivalent/31919/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple is set to release a major update to its cloud service, iCloud, that will include new features for sharing images and may be positioned to compete with Instagram, the social photography service that was recently acquired by Facebook for US$1bn in cash]]></description>
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		<title>HTC promises increased focus on SA</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/htc-promises-increased-focus-on-sa/31909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ian Shaw]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four months after establishing a local office, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC is promising to ramp up the marketing and distribution of its products in SA, with a focus on its new One-series range of devices. Jon French, HTC’s vice-president for sales operations]]></description>
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		<title>Telkom and KT: proceed with caution</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/telkom-and-kt-proceed-with-caution/31906/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telkom is inching closer to a deal to sell 20% of its equity to Korea’s KT Corp. Though the foreign direct investment in SA’s economy should be welcomed, there are potential pitfalls government must be careful to avoid. Last week, Telkom announced to]]></description>
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		<title>Price war erupts in SA mobile</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/price-war-erupts-in-sa-mobile/31902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A price war has broken out in SA’s mobile industry. Within minutes of each other on Wednesday, Cell C and Vodacom both announced they were slashing the cost of prepaid call tariffs to 99c/minute. The timing of the announcements suggests at least one of]]></description>
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		<title>Knott-Craig to Icasa: cut MTRs to 25c</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/knott-craig-to-icasa-cut-mtrs-to-25c/31899/</link>
		<comments>http://www.techcentral.co.za/knott-craig-to-icasa-cut-mtrs-to-25c/31899/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig says the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) ought to cut the fees SA’s mobile operators charge each other to carry calls onto their networks to 25c/minute to facilitate further price competition in the ]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud, billing &#8216;leakage&#8217; to cost mobiles dearly</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/fraud-billing-leakage-to-cost-mobiles-dearly/31891/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fraud and problems with billing systems could cost mobile operators as much as US$300bn/year by 2016, with African telecommunications providers suffering the most, a new research study has found. The report, from the UK’s Juniper Research, reckons]]></description>
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		<title>Datatec revenue tops $5bn</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/datatec-revenue-tops-5bn/31889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg- and London-listed technology distribution and services group Datatec has topped US$5bn in annual sales for the first time. In the financial year ended 29 February 2012, the group reported sales of $5,03bn, up 17% from $4,3bn a year earlier]]></description>
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		<title>Vodacom finally lifts lid on insurance play</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/vodacom-finally-lifts-lid-on-insurance-play/31883/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like some insurance with your broadband bundle? Six months after TechCentral revealed in December 2011 that the company intended to get into the insurance game, Vodacom has finally provided a few details about its plans after it was awarded]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook mobilising for IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/facebook-mobilising-for-ipo/31875/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook knows one of the biggest challenges it faces is monetising its mobile platforms and so it’s gradually overhauling them to do just that. When it originally filed its S-1 documents ahead of its listing on the stock market, Facebook conceded that its inability]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Asha 303: smart feature phone</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/nokia-asha-303-review/31870/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Asha 303 is the flagship handset in Nokia’s feature-phone range and, considering its diminutive price and attractive design, it’s likely to do rather well with its target markets: the youth and those in emerging markets who want functionality without an enormous]]></description>
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		<title>SA to push for SKA decision</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/sa-to-push-for-ska-decision/31868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SA will insist a decision be taken on a site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope at the next meeting of the SKA organisation, science &#038; technology minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday. "I'll certainly protest should we not]]></description>
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		<title>Union welcomes KT stake in Telkom</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/union-welcomes-kt-stake-in-telkom/31881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A planned deal between Telkom and Korean telecommunications company KT Corp may benefit employees, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday. "In Korea, KT focuses on creating a flexible working environment for its employees through flexitime, flexi workplaces and 'virtual]]></description>
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		<title>Wacs cable in SA: a picture essay</title>
		<link>http://www.techcentral.co.za/wacs-cable-in-sa-a-picture-essay/31803/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, TechCentral's Craig Wilson travelled to Yzerfontein, the site of the West African Cable System landing station in SA. He took these pictures]]></description>
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